I feel that this story is similar to the one that we analyzed in class the other day about Obama bowing to the President of Japan, which we concluded took away from the true story of the President traveling overseas to Asia for the first time of his presidency. I think that this story presents itself in the very same way. Our country's national debt and our budget plan have been huge stories and very controversial lately, and this is what should have been the real story; not Joe Biden possibly nodding off. When I first heard of this, I imagined Biden completely passed out, head bobbing and all. However, once I watched the video linked to the blog I realized that this was not the case at all. However, I can easily see how this could be misconstrued as Joe Biden not caring about Obama's speech, or his lack of enthusiasm, obviously. Unfortunately, Joe Biden nodding off during the REAL story (the speech) has become more entertaining for Americans than actively watching the speech and analyzing and interpreting the information at hand. Therefore, I believe this should not have become newsworthy, but unfortunately, it has.

Yes I believe this is big news. As a VP you should not sleep during one of your bosses speeches, let alone the god damn President of the United States. This just shows that Biden is not fit for his job. It also puts a bad name to the whole Obama organization. Or it could simply mean that Obama has boring speeches. Whether or not they are boring he should show some respect and some responsibility. He is an important figure in our government and should not be slacking off, especially after receiving much criticism before. Step up your game Biden.

This could be considered news however, one must analyze the context of which this news was presented. I also notice that other people are sleeping around Joe Biden and he is not the only one guilty of this act.